Erin Jackson-Ward is the Director of Community Benefit Giving at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, with oversight of a philanthropic portfolio that disbursed $30 million in 2021 in support of community-based organizations serving vulnerable populations. Erin directed the strategic redesign of the Cedars-Sinai’s funding priority areas, which include Access to Care, Social Determinants of Health and Civic Engagement. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Erin was involved with many nonprofit organizations throughout the country, working primarily on the sociomedical needs of pediatric HIV, homeless, and formerly incarcerated populations. Erin is a current DrPH student in Health Management and Leadership at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and holds both an MPH from Columbia University and a BA in Psychology and Genetics from UCLA.

Bio posted October 2021

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